UNDP invites applications from highly-qualified and experienced Ukrainian professionals for the post of Rule of Law and Access to Justice Analyst to provide support to the implementation of the rule of law related Project activities in the justice, law enforcement and community security areas.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Rule of Law and Access to Justice Analyst under the supervision of the Programme Coordinator (Community Security and Social Cohesion), will be responsible for:  

• Delivering the specific activities envisaged in the project in the area of Access to Justice in collaboration with the Project’s Community Security Analyst;
• Supporting the work performed under UNDP’s Community Security workstream as well as other outputs, by developing and forging partnerships with Project - and national and regional sector - stakeholders (civil society and governmental);  
• Implementing a community-based approach by supporting local communities to engage with the justice and security providers as well as local authorities;
• Ensuring the Project team to mainstream access to justice and human rights issues into reform priorities, while providing support to Project management and implementation.

Specifically, s/he will perform the following tasks: 

Providing support to the implementation of the rule of law related Project activities in the justice, law enforcement and community security areas:

• Provide substantial inputs to Project planning, implementation and monitoring, including drafting of relevant Project documents (memos, briefs, talking points, meeting debriefs, minutes), monitoring frameworks, analytical reports and other reporting requirements in the area of access to justice;
• Coordinate implementation of the Project small-grants facility by assessing proposals, nurturing networks, developing capacity of beneficiaries to manage small grants;
• Support Civil Society and community groups to develop skills to plan and implement small grant activities;
• Develop detailed Project activity plans together with the Community Security Analyst and provide inputs to  development of project Annual Work Plans regarding  access to justice initiatives;
• Develop and maintain close working relationships with local Civil Society and community groups to facilitate project implementation, as well as identify issues, risks, priorities, and opportunities that support effective project monitoring and implement small grant activities;
• Coordinate implementation of capacity development support and provide technical advice on Access to Justice to local administration, legal aid providers and other local and regional authorities to develop and implement plans which strengthen access to justice;
• Ensure the collection of Project monitoring data on a regular basis and issue updates on activities in the access to justice area (conduct research, make analysis, process statistical data, draft conclusions and recommendations) including changes in legislation and national or regional strategies or action plans; 
• Monitor the key interventions of the Project on access to justice particularly on lowering barriers to access to justice for vulnerable groups such as IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons), children, the elderly, and survivors of Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV).

Building partnerships with project stakeholders and partners:

• Liaise with Project partners and facilitate communication on project-related activities including organizing joint thematic learning and networking events on access to justice topics;
• Support, and participate in, local coordination and engagement meetings with stakeholders on issues relating to access to justice;
• Participate in coordination bodies with other UNDP projects in the area of human rights, rule of law, and governance;
• Monitor and report on access to justice issues locally, and identify emerging trends using project mapping and other available data;
• Represent the Project at public events (including activities organized for/by grantees and partners).

Provide support to the Project management and Project implementation:

• Support development of ToRs for Small Grants, and MCGs with partner organisations; 
• Oversee the work of beneficiaries of Small Grants Facility with input from project CMOs/CJOs, and ensure quality of outputs in keeping with grants applications;
• Prepare regular updates  (written and verbal) on project progress in meeting Access to Justice targets, including challenges and lessons learned;
• Prepare analytical papers on gender and justice; legal frameworks; and implementation of the national justice reform agenda;
• Review and provide technical inputs on research commissioned by the project on topics relevant to access to justice and rule of law. 
• Support the Project Coordinator to develop necessary documentation (concept notes, briefs, fundraising notes and prospects) to  operationalize and steer programmatic initiatives and activities;
• Provide inputs into regular project reports to the donor and M&E activities;
• Contribute to project external communication by providing substantive input for press releases and information notes, producing news write ups, maintaining thematic blogging and social media accounts, etc.
• Support and oversee work of Community Mobilization Officers/Community Justice Officers on the ground;  
• Perform other duties as required.

Required Skills and Experience

• Master’s degree or equivalent in law, international relations, political science  or a related field; completed Bachelor’s degree in combination with 2 additional years of relevant working experience may be accepted in lieu of Master’s degree;
• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience, including 2 years of practical experience in the field of access to justice, human rights, rule of law, advocacy or related area is required;
• Experience in community based development or related area and/or experience with civil society organizations would be a strong asset.
• Familiarity or previous experience with national justice institutions would be a strong asset;
• Previous experience with a multilateral or international technical assistance or development organization would be an asset;
• Experience in conducting legal research is a strong asset;
• Experience developing action plans, and collecting data for Monitoring and Evaluation purposes is desirable;
• Professional fluency in English, Ukrainian, and Russian, both written and oral is essential.

Deadline for applications is July 19, 2016.

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